Men 8th, women 9th at Southland Cross Country
10/31/2009 4:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Southland Conference Cross Country Results
The Sam Houston men's team placed eighth and the Bearkat women were ninth at the 45th annual Southland Conference cross country championships in Corpus Christi Saturday.
Lamar successfully defended its men's title with a team total of 38 points. McNeese State was the men's runner-up with 65 points. Francis Kasagule of Lamar won the men's individual title with a time of 23 minutes, 54 seconds.
Host A&M-Corpus Christi won the women's team championship with 58 points. Stephen F. Austin was the women's runner-up with 82 points. The Islanders' Anne Ronoh was the individual champion with a time of 20 minutes, 44 seconds.
Blake Woolums led Sam Houston's men runners with a 40th place finish, clocking in at 26:24. Joey D'Eramo was right behind in 41st place with a 26:26 clocking and Julius Michael was 44th at 26:27.
Victoria Gemeny led the Bearkat women, finishing 39th individually. Gemeny's time was 22:51. Sara Collazos was 41st with a 22:54 clocking and Kylie Fitzgerald was 42nd at 22:55.
The men ran a five-mile course while the women competed on a six kilometer layout.
Results from the 2009 Southland Conference Cross Country championship:
2009 Men's Team Standings
1
Lamar
38
2
McNeese
65
3
UTSA
86
4
Stephen F. Austin
87
5
A&M-Corpus Christi
127
6
Southeastern Louisiana
162
7
UT-Arlington
204
8
SAM HOUSTON
221
9
Texas St.
222
10
Central Arkansas
288
11
Northwestern St.
342
12
Nicholls
358
Top Five Individuals
1
Francis Kasagule
Lamar
23:54
2
Joshua Sawe
McNeese
24:06
3
David Rooney
McNeese
24:13
4
Mitch Ownbey
SFA
24:16
5
Joonas Harjamaki
Lamar
24:20
Sam Houston Men's Finishes
40
Blake Woolums
26:24
41
Joseph D'Eramo
26:26
42
Julius Michael
26:28
45
Patrick Krol
26:34
53
Clint Anders
27:14
69
Ray Venegas
28:28
74
Matt Stephenson
29:03
80
Travis Kocurek
29:11
2009 Women's Team Standings
1
A&M-Corpus Christi
58
2
Stephen F. Austin
82
3
UT-Arlington
105
4
UTSA
115
5
McNeese
128
6
Nicholls
157
Lamar
157
8
Texas St.
173
9
SAM HOUSTON
235
10
Southeastern Louisiana
237
11
Central Arkansas
271
12
Northwestern St.
294
Top Five Individuals
1
Anne Ronoh
TAMUCC
20:44
2
Kayla Pratt
UTSA
20:51
3
Tinette Burger
McNeese
21:16
4
Samantha Walkow
Lamar
21:20
5
Dana Mecke
UTSA
21:23
Sam Houston Men's Finishes
39
Victoria Gemey
22:51
41
Sara Collazos
22:54
42
Kylie Fitzgerald
22:55
47
Haleigh Pustka
23:18
66
Crystal Santos
24:15
70
Haley Peddy
24:43
71
Megan Williams
24:51
